Американский Холостяк #19 Chris Soules

Максимилиан

Проблема в том, что Крис - не принц европейского королевства, а принц фермы, и мало кто из участниц мечтает отправиться с ним в деревню. Особенно красотки, стремившиеся попасть на ТВ. Насчёт свадьбы Криса с избранницей у меня даже меньше вероятность, чем была для Хуана Пабло. А про вероятность свадьбы Хуана Пабло я и не говорил всерьёз, а только смеялся.

Cheerio

ты думаешь выбирая ту четвёрку, что я очертил, это я для Криса стараюсь? Нет, это лишь мои личные симпатии на данный момент, не больше и не меньше. Холостяк это как рулетка в области понимания людей (в основном девушек): ты делаешь ставки, а затем смотришь - оправдались они или нет. Неплохая тренировка интуиции.

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- I thought I knew what to do. I failed.
- Good. Now go fail again.

barish

Во какой молодец, быстро так во всем разобрался! Наверное со стороны виднее как тут все устроено?
Не думаю, потому что полно подводных камней, которых на поверхности не видно. Дело вообще не во врачах! Не в этом корень проблемы. Вся проблема тут в том, что в медицине верховодят фармацевтические компании, которым надо сбывать свой товар - таблетки! Они вкладывают деньги во всякие медицинские организации и главенствуют в Американской Медицинской Ассоциации, которая и решает как и что должно лечиться. А потому все просто - всех на таблетки сажают. Уже давно известно, что люди умирают от передозировок прописанных им лекарст, что очень многие на всяких антидепрессантах, их реакции подавлены, эти люди разъезжают на дорогах, все легально, они не алкоголики и не наркоманы, но они могут стать причиной аварий, им прописали лекарства, потому что лицензия врача предполагает такое лечение. Bрачeй так учат сейчас, никто не лечит людей, людям подавляют симптомы насозданными лекарствами. Поговорите здесь с любым врачем, они вам скажут, что только это и поможет! Но врачи со стажем, к ним, кстати, относится и мой брат, они то отлично знают, что таблетками ничего не вылечить!
У вас по телевизору не рекламируют лекарства? У нас постоянно рекламируют, особенно антидепрессанты, призывают пойти к врачу и попросить их выписать, если есть определенные симптомы. Потом те же лекарства называют по другому и маркетируют уже для других заболеваний, наблюдаю все это уже не первый десяток лет! Не все же разбираются в том, что они только вредят! Я занималась исследованием проблемы, тут есть организации, которые с этим борятся. Скажем так, что лет 20 назад было больше проблем с употреблением наркотиков, они губили людей больше, сейчас проблемы от употребления прописанных психотропных препаратов превышают проблемы наркотиков, это уже давно так, как только добрались до детей и стали их подсаживать на психотропные препараты, которые хуже кокаина! И зависимость от них очень сильная, теперь даже таблетки зменяют всякие наркотики, их употребляют вместо них. Bсе те, кто когда то открывал стрельбу в каких то публичных местах, все они были на психотропных препаратах! :angry:
Ашли 24, ее вполне могли лет 10 назад в школьном возрасте подсадить на какие то психотропные препараты, мы этого не знаем, но это могут быть их последствия!
Человеку можно помочь разными путями, но если его подсадить на психотропные препараты, то возможности ему помочь очень сокращаются!! Вот о чем я говорила. Что если до кого то добрались психиатры, то хорошего не жди! Они загубили много людей, Хэмингуэя могу привести в пример! И таких огромное множество. Я работала со многими людьми, стараясь им помочь, которым навредили подобным лечение. Так что я очень хорошо знаю что происходит и насколько это серьезно! А потому то тут это такая дежурная шутка насчет лекарств. Вот про Ашли и писали, что ей пора вернуться к ним! ШУТКА это такая! Но все что написано выше совсем нешуточная проблема, гибнут люди, общество деградирует.
Но хотелось бы говорить о чем то легком и приятном, обсуждая просмотренное, но, похоже, не получaeтся!

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

Cheerio

у вас был опыт общения с умственно отсталыми людьми?

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- I thought I knew what to do. I failed.
- Good. Now go fail again.

barish

А у вас?
У меня был опыт общения с самыми разными людьми с самыми различными проблемами, не только опыт общения, но и опыт работы с ними. А кто считается умственно отсталым?
Ашли С нормальная девушка, если бы у нее были медицинские проблемы, ее бы не взяли в шоу, никто не будет нести за это ответственность. На проекте работают психологи.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

<center></center>Шарлин пишет в своем блоге:
I have to thank you guys. I seriously have the best readers. I love your comments, your support, your patience. I love it when you see things the way I do but appreciate that you're respectful when you don't. Before actually going on this show, I watched it for years in a guilty, secretive way. None of my friends watched this "trash", so I had no one with whom to excitedly discuss the latest episode. A lot has changed, of course, because my appearance on the show has enticed my friends to watch—and subsequently, get hooked (they love me). But I really enjoy reading what you have to say, the way you understood something exactly the way I did, or how you saw it differently.

Hello Giggles, an excellent, interactive culture and lifestyle website, just deemed my posts "the best Bachelor recaps ever." I know we're not discussing any real world issues here. It's not anything important or even relevant, but I'm still honored. I just want to say thanks. So, thanks!

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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"I've been given the greatest opportunity any man in this world could possibly have." — Chris, who evidently needs to expand his horizons, on being the Bachelor.

Kimberly, WHY? I know you envisioned the unfolding of this adventure differently, but why embarrass yourself when it didn't go your way? When you're crying to a man you hardly know, begging him to give you a "second chance at a first impression" (vomit)...... it's time to put on your big girl shoes, remember what pride feels like, and march on out.
I'm reminded of the season premiere of Bachelor Canada, when Jennifer was eliminated Night One. In her departure ITM, she said, "If he doesn't appreciate me, I wouldn't want to be with him anyway." My thoughts exactly.

Chris Harrison informs a U-shape of ladies that Chris is living just down the driveway and reminds them to be aggressive in both taking advantage of their time with him and in making time with him. Subtle.

Fun Fact #1: They all talk like Night One was "last night", but it wasn't. Because Night One is such an insanely long night of filming (you saw the sunrise), the entire next day is spent in the hotel room you were trapped in for 3 days before Night One. Most of it is spent catching up on sleep, talking to producers who come by to congratulate and chat with you, and, in my case, watching the Food Network. (I can watch Barefoot Contessa for hours.)

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Prepping for the group date, Chris allows ultra-creepy, voyeur-esque shots of him showering to be taken...

FIRST GROUP DATE
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Six girls and Chris participate in a not-that-fun-looking pool party with the requisite game of chicken fight. (Seriously, who plays this game in pools?! I grew up with a pool and have never played it, nor do I think I want to. Especially with my legs wrapped around the neck of a man I've just met.) Chris offers to come around the corner to give Kimberly her "second chance at a first impression" (still vomiting). She over-emotes which is something I have an intense personal disdain for. I literally have a whole journal entry from my time on the show ranting about contorted faces like hers. She's performing. Not a fan.
Anyway, Kimberly and Chris reenact meeting and unsurprisingly, it's forced and fake.

Fun Fact #2: About ITMs. In last week's comments, Teri asked me what they are. It has been a long time since I defined them. To give you an example, on the group date, Jade says in an ITM, "I have never been on a date with five other girls." Her producer most likely asked her, "Have you ever been on a date with five other girls?" She must respond in full sentences and in present tense. Obviously you can get more creative than this example, and the best, most honest and interesting results come from ITMs that feel like conversations rather than prompts. But you get the idea.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Back at the mansion, Megan and a presumably very confident Jillian stroll into Chris' conveniently unlocked abode.

Fun Fact #3: There is a mic pack on the back of Megan's bikini top. As long as cameras are in the house—which isn't always—you're wearing a mic pack.

Let's all remember Andi's stripper group date. I was there and went into the day not knowing what to expect. (People way overestimate how much we're told.) When the guys came out and started stripping, I couldn't believe it. I am no prude, believe me, but I was beyond mortified. I kind of feel like that day has come. Obviously the girls are not stripping and dancing, but the show has gotten them to do as close to that as they possibly could without it being next-level offensive.

Beyond the whole gender equality issue, there is NO way those girls wanted to do that. I don't care how confident you are in your body, you just wouldn't want to walk around the streets in a bikini. I felt so bad for them. I remember having a panic attack over how miniature the shorts on our soccer group date were.
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I'm really not a short-shorts girl. I admire tall, leggy girls who can pull them off but I'm not one of them. These were so short—there was bonafide cheek action—that I begged for a larger size. Get this: there was no larger size. Fantastic. So I pulled them down as low was possible and took deep breaths. And those were shorts! IN A SETTING WHERE SHORT SHORTS MAKE PERFECT SENSE! Not BIKINIS. In the STREET. Just imagining it is panic-inducing. Those girls deserve trophies.


Ashley I "wins" one-on-one time with Chris and apparently there was no more sensical or comfortable seating arrangement to be found for a conversation between two near-strangers.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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At the mansion, Juelia reveals the truly tragic backstory of the father of her daughter having committed suicide. I found the camera work for this entire segment strange. Here's why...

Fun Fact #4: There are two types of conversations had between girls during filming. Regular conversations like this one, where the girls are just themselves, and "girl chats", the staged (but not scripted) conversations where girls are seated in an open arrangement, like side by side, which is better for cameras.

Fun Fact #5: I HATED girl chats because they felt so staged and acted. I was constantly trying to get out of doing them. The longer you stay on the show and therefore fewer girls there are, the less you can get away with that. More girl chats mean potentially more screen time, so it's no coincidence that the more eternally camera-ready girls were always first to volunteer.

You KNOW Juelia was not looking for attention or even necessarily planning to revealing her story. She was just talking to the girls in what felt like a private conversation, when a camera zooms in from far away.

I don't know why, because obviously they know they're on a television show, but that always weirds me out, when someone is vulnerable and/or revealing something private, all while being secretly filmed. Kind of gives me chills.

Mackenzie gets to spend the rest of the group date with Chris, gets the rose, blah blah, comes home and deems it necessary to tell the girls how many times Chris kissed her.

I fell in love with Whitney (who I'm beginning to notice has a Blake Lively thing going on) while she quietly watched Mackenzie askance...and in her ITM, said: "It's her business. We don't need to know that." (Preach, sister.) "But, I did think, 'Wow, you were really counting: Okay, that was the second time, and that was the third...'" Point: Whitney.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

MEGAN'S ONE-ON-ONE

Despite this being an extravagant and picturesque date, I was bored. Pretty much all I heard were a bunch of "This is so amazing"s and spied some very advanced first-date upper-thigh hand-holding (ага, это когда Меган взяла его руку в самолете и положила на свою ногу...well... :rolleyes: ).
Do you do this on first dates?
Megan did have a heartbreaking story to tell about her father's recent passing, but it struck me as unideal first date chat. (Twenty bucks says producers told her to mention it.)

SECOND GROUP DATE

I am SO jealous of this date. This looked so hilarious and strange and fun.
I want in.

The segment with Drunken Jordan was pretty funny when she went on about Jillian's down-there hair situation (something I think she might regret now). My favorite moments with the Bachelor series are when the show makes fun of itself. Exhibit A, otherwise known as Jillian's Black Modesty Box Over Jeans.

Kaitlyn continued to be cool as a cucumber whilst rocking magenta lipstick and hilariously poking fun at the Canadian accent. Only canadians may do this. Ага, а я подумала у нее на самом деле такой канадский акцент, было очень смешно! :D

Unfortunately, what was a cool date just became the Crazy Eyes Ashley S show:

No sudden movements.

I got a bit sick of it, honestly. All I wanted to do was watch everyone run around with the zombies and suddenly it was all about how Crazy Eyes Ashley S talked about shooting her teammates, how Crazy Eyes Ashley S saw angels in the candles, how Crazy Eyes Ashley S consistently makes no sense. I've been asked a lot about her - do I think she's crazy or acting? - and frankly, I don't really care. She's just sucks up the spotlight. I'd rather watch and analyze one-on-one time or laugh at funny antics in the mansion.

Fun Fact #5: Every contestant on this show goes through fairly rigorous psychological testing in the final round of casting. Seriously, the psych section alone consists of two separate true/false tests, one of which is Scantron-style and over 500 questions. It took me 3-4 hours to complete. That's followed by time with the (wonderful—I seriously loved her) psychologist. My point? I doubt Ashley S is legitimately nuts. She might be "out there" but she's not a threat to others or herself. They do want crazy—don't we all?—but no one wants real harm.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

ROSE CEREMONY

So, dear readers, apparently guys "like taking girls' virginities". This segment almost, almost rendered me speechless. I might cast some shade on Ashley I for announcing on national television that she's a virgin - seriously, how is that appropriate or even relevant? - except based on the camera work and zoom, I highly doubt she planned on it. It looks like a real, un-staged conversation to me. I was rendered fully speechless by Mackenzie's dead-serious response. I feel bad for Mackenzie.
As for Ashley I's kiss, no one can know what it's like to kiss on camera until they've been there. Watching my first onscreen kiss was humiliating and the kiss itself is not remotely representative of real life. To all the judgers out there: She stuck around so she must have done something right. 'Nuff said.


On a depressing closing note:
•"I never seem to be anybody's number one."
•"I'll get used to rejection one day."
•"It really makes me second-guess a lot of things about myself."
•"This will haunt me for the rest of my life."
•"It always ends in heartbreak for me."

TARA, IF YOU'RE READING THIS:
1.You're a beautiful and worthwhile person.
2.Surround yourself with family and empowering friends who appreciate you.
3.When you have built up your self esteem and know your worth, explore meeting a nice boy in a non-reality TV dating show way.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Посмотрим, что же будет происходить дальше...

Jimmy Kimmel surprises Bachelor Chris and the 18 remaining women by taking over the show as guest host for this episode. A long-time avid fan of the franchise, he informs them that he is there to help Chris on his journey to find a wife to bring home to Arlington, Iowa. He introduces the bachelorettes to his “Amazing Jar,” plans dates and winds up in a hot tub – all in the name of love.
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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Оставшиеся девушки ожидают Криса Харрисона:

Но к всеобщему удивлению появляется Джимми Киммел в роли ведущего:

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Jimmy fools Chris and Kaitlyn into believing that they will be going to a high-end members only club for their date. Little do they know, that is not exactly what Jimmy has planned. Later, Jimmy crashes an intimate dinner at the Bachelor’s pad, where the couple is grilling some steaks. But will Jimmy amp up the romance and help Chris decide if this lucky lady really deserves a rose?

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Next, Jimmy and Chris take 12 stunning bachelorettes to compete in a farm-themed relay race to see if they can handle being a farmer’s wife.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

<center></center>Included in the grueling gauntlet of farming duties are milking a goat, shoveling manure and wrestling a greased pig. To everyone’s surprise, an underdog beats out a brash woman in top physical shape. Things heat up at the after party when one inebriated bachelorette confronts Chris about the number of women he is kissing. But in the end, one dignified and self-possessed charmer wins the group date rose.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Kelsey, Juelia, Samantha и Tracy

Amber, Becca, Ashley S. и Carly

Nikki, Mackenzie и Jillian

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Карли пытается подоить козу:

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

<center>Келси пробует козье молоко:

оно ей не понравилось:
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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

<center>Карли перевозит навоз:


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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)